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you must push the pencil

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woman's hand using a pencil on notepadsometimes the conventional is not wisdom.

by ed mendlowitz
call me before you do anything: the art of accounting

tax rules continuously change, but the specific tax matter here is not what’s important. what is important is the process.

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in the 1970s the tax law provided for a penalty for certain family corporations retaining “excess” earnings and not paying dividends. for the record the individual tax rate on dividends then was 70 percent, so forcing the payment of dividends would give the government that much more tax – on some level you can say that it almost was a confiscatory tax.
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6 time management tips for remaining unstuck

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number 6achieve, don’t overachieve.

by bill reeb

as i have said before, overachievers tend to

  • be overly optimistic about how efficiently they can accomplish any particular activity or
  • take care of themselves only after everyone else on their list has been satisfied.

more: reality check: can you hit your goals? | aligning what we think with what we do | what is the best use of your time right now? | shrink the gap between strengths and weaknesses | be ready to forgive yourself | time passes anyway | duty: a tough hurdle to overcome | you are right where you are supposed to be | become your mind’s lead programmer | how ‘take what’s given’ works in business
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therefore, while overachievers accomplish great things, they often find themselves stuck because they are suffering from a disconnect between their commitments and available resources.
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busy season: fear, hope & frustration

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accountants face angry, confused clients.

next question: what to tell clients?
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by rick telberg
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america’s tax practitioners are in a swirl of fear, hope, and frustration as they recover from the irs shutdown, present their clients with the realities of the tax cut and jobs act, and scramble to deal with new regulations, unobtainable irs forms, obsolete software, and inevitable filing extensions.

more on busy season: accountants worry for u.s. economy  |  tax shops bulk up for big busy season  |  busy season: the busiest ever?  |  survey: tax season launches with a whimper16 big questions for tax season   |  survey: tax accountants alarmed by tcja & shutdown | shutdown: what to tell tax clients during “the lapse” | beware the leeches and consultants | charitable giving under tcja | why padding tax deductions is a risky proposition |  handling the delay in 199a regs |  survey: clients rush for tcja answers|

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free to pro members: busy season 2019 trend report (log-in required)

the 2019 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 busy season barometer is forecasting a profitable year, but the higher revenues are coming with higher anxiety. read more →

alternative minimum tax: what’s it like today?

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there are only two brackets for 2018.

by barry j. friedman, cpa
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the tax cuts and jobs act made many changes to the individual tax law, including the alternative minimum tax.

more: the latest rules on charitable donations | beware the taxes of self-employment | charitable giving under tcja | why padding tax deductions is a risky proposition | portability: sharing the estate tax exemption
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one of the goals of the new tax law was to reduce the impact of the amt or even to repeal it entirely. a modification was made – let’s see what it could mean to your clients.
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